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marreta.

sledgehammer (a heavy, long-handled hammer)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/maˈʁe.tɐ/Brazil[maˈhe.tɐ]Brazil/maˈʁe.tɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[maˈχe.tɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. sledgehammer (a heavy, long-handled hammer)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From marra (“heavy hammer used to break things”) + -eta.

noun/maˈʁe.tɐ/Brazil[maˈhe.tɐ]Brazil/maˈʁe.tɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[maˈχe.tɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. Muppet (a puppet by Jim Henson)

    Portugal · by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

From marra (“heavy hammer used to break things”) + -eta.

verb/maˈʁɛ.tɐ/Brazil[maˈhɛ.tɐ]Brazil/maˈʁɛ.tɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[maˈχɛ.tɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. inflection of marretar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of marretar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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